题型：语法填空（语篇） 题类：常考题 难易度：困难
浙江省杭州市2017年中考英语模拟试卷（十）
The bank of England has made plans to introduce plastic banknotes to the UK.
Paper notes, meaning pieces of paper money, (use) in England for more than 300 years, but replacing them with plastic ones could be better.
Plastic notes were(one) introduced to Australia back in 1988. Since then , other countries, including Romania, Mexico and Malaysia, have also begun using money(make) in this way.
Fans of water sports find this type of money more useful and easier, as they can take it with them in the water and won't worry that it will fall apart. It is also good for peopleby mistake put clothes in the washing machinea note in the pocket.
It is more hygienic(卫生的) than paper money as it absorbs (little) bacteria(细菌). And it is stronger, too. According to a survey, usual 5 note in the UK lasts around six months, the $5 Australian bill lasts for an average of 40 months.
A downside of plastic cash is that it costs more money(produce). Cash and money-counting machine will also have to be adapted to accept the new money.
It is expected that the Bank of England, who started printing plastic notes from 2015, will introduce the money (slow), using the most common notes first.
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